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Using seaweed to harvest valuable metals

Posted on July 20, 2026July 9, 2026 by Sciworthy

Researchers demonstrated that blooms of the free-floating seaweed Sargassum can sustainably extract rare earth elements from water.

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    Industrial waste solidified a UK beach in just 35 years

    Posted on July 16, 2026July 14, 2026 by Sciworthy

    Scientists analyzed the composition of mineral cements on a beach in Derwent Howe and found that furnace waste had rapidly solidified the…

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      How water shaped the Earth

      Posted on November 21, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

      Water has molded our planet into what it is today, in ways you may not have imagined! #water #waterislife

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        Hacking hydroponics to grow kidney-friendly vegetables

        Posted on March 13, 2019June 24, 2025 by Gina Misra

        Patients with kidney disease have to avoid potassium, so researchers in Italy grew microgreens in low-potassium fertilizer, potentially…

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